Flucostat - is an antifungal drug that is used to treat fungal infections of both women and men. It is a highly effective tool that has a lot of side effects, but these undeniable advantages, such as high efficiency and the use of short courses.

Fungal diseases in men

The most famous is a yeast fungal disease - a disease caused by the yeast Candida. She turns out to be sick not only women but also men. Moreover, it can give painful complications. Milkmaid infected men usually through sexual intercourse with women. But it is quite possible to "catch" thrush and bath Sauna and health: the benefits and harms of bath procedures . But all this is possible only with a decrease in immunity. Disease manifested by burning, itching, redness, swelling and a small white cheesy discharge in the genital area. If this condition is not treated, it can become complicated ballanopostitom.

Ballanopostit - an inflammation of the skin of the glans penis and the inner layer of the foreskin. At the same time there is growing itching in the penis, and after pulling edema of the foreskin on the penis revealed redness, swelling, and white cheesy raids. When long-existing ballanopostite may phimosis Phimosis - whether to go to extremes?   (inability to expose the glans) and paraphimosis (infringement of the glans penis constricted foreskin).

How to treat fungal diseases in men

Of course, for the flow of fungal infections need antifungals. The drug of choice in such cases may be Flucostat which is available in capsules of 50 and 150 mg and as a solution for intravenous administration.

The mechanism of action is to inhibit fljukostat (suspension of activities), enzymes involved in the synthesis of cell walls of fungi - this leads to their destruction.

Flucostat - a very effective antifungal agent, it is used even in the treatment of severe generalized fungal infections. Men Flucostat applied in the following cases:

• candidiasis of genitals Candidiasis genitals: possible severe complications , Including the Candida ballanopostite;
• In severe generalized candidiasis (with the defeat of the internal organs and systems);
• mucosal candidiasis, including mouth, pharynx, esophagus, broncho-pulmonary system;
• for the prevention of candidiasis in the lowered immunity (for HIV infection during treatment with chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer patients).

Take flukostat prescribed by a doctor and only after identifying the sensitivity of fungi to antifungal drugs. In order to cure yeast infection in men, usually given 150 mg once fljukostat. After that laboratory studies are conducted to confirm cure.

In chronic candidiasis, which gives frequent exacerbations, a single dose is enough. It is recommended to carry out more long-term treatments several times a year (this is also carried out by a doctor, who determines the dose and duration of treatment). For this purpose, a standard adopted appoint Flucostat 150 mg once every three days for two weeks and then 150 mg once a month throughout the year. Furthermore, local treatment and assigned as antifungal creams and ointments.

Contraindications are fljukostat

• idiosyncrasy of the drug;
• concomitant use of some drugs acting on the heart rate;
• severe liver and other serious violations of the internal organs.

As a highly effective drug Flucostat can give and side effects:

• the central nervous system - headache, dizziness, convulsive readiness;
• the part of the digestive system - a violation of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain Abdominal pain: Types and Symptoms , Bloating, diarrhea, abnormal liver function;
• the part of the circulatory system - arrhythmia;
• the blood system - reduction of white blood cells and platelets;
• metabolic disorders - an increase in blood cholesterol levels, decreased potassium;
• allergic reactions, renal dysfunction, baldness.

All these side effects are forced to take care Flucostat at various comorbidities, and take into account all the indications and contraindications help urologist.

Galina Romanenko

Prednisolone - this is one of the most popular glucocorticoids. It is used to relieve inflammatory and allergic processes, especially if they are accompanied by severe pain, or unbearable itching. Prednisolone suppresses the growth of tumors, the immune system (which is especially important in autoimmune processes) and has a number of other properties.

How "works" prednisone

Human adrenal hormones produced glucocorticosteroid (GCS), which govern the operation of almost all organs and body systems. As drugs available today synthetic corticosteroids, including prednisolone.

Prednisolone has an impact on all types of metabolism. It inhibits the breakdown of proteins in the inflammatory focus, promotes the formation of glucose Glucose: The energy source   of the products of protein metabolism, which leads to a reduction in the amount of proteins in blood plasma and to suppress the growth of children. It increases the collapse, but at the same time the synthesis of fat - fat is stored in the form of fat reserves and redistributed in the body. The increased amount of blood glucose is formed, for its assimilation fabrics produced increased amounts of insulin The principles of action of insulin - the science of saving lives .

Prednisolone has a significant impact on mineral metabolism: it delays the body's sodium and water, removes potassium and calcium, washing away the last of the bones and cause osteoporosis (thinning and increased fragility of bones).

Prednisolone inhibits the synthesis and entry into sites of inflammation and allergies of biologically active substances that cause these processes, including histamine, prostaglandins, interleukins, and so on. This causes a pronounced anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effect, reduces swelling, pain and itching. But at the same time it decreases the amount of prostaglandins in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), which protects it from the wall of different effects, which leads to the formation of ulcers and erosions of gastric bleeding.

Shock resistance effect of prednisolone developed by intensifying their action of adrenaline, which causes a spasm of blood vessels and increased blood pressure.

Prednisolone also inhibits proliferation - the multiplication of tissue cells that are actively used in the treatment of cancer.

Which diseases apply

Prednisone prescribed for hard occurring inflammatory processes, especially if they are accompanied by pain. For example, it is often necessary to prescribe for diseases of the spine and joints, such as arthritis, arthrosis, ankylosing spondylitis, and so on. Where other drugs powerless, prednisolone easily removes effects of inflammation, swelling and pain.

Prednisolone and chronic allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma, allergic skin diseases (atopic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis), allergic rhinitis. In acute allergic processes, some as anaphylaxis or angioedema prednisone administered intravenously and quickly stops the development of allergic process.

Prednisolone is used also in systemic connective tissue diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma), rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, cancer (except skin cancer) and many other diseases that require the effect of GCS.

When prednisone can not be used

Do not use Prednisolone if you are sensitive to it of the patient (and this happens, and rarely Chol), gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer, osteoporosis, severe diabetes, or high blood intraocular pressure, thrombophlebitis. And in some endocrine diseases that can significantly increase the weight of prednisone under the influence (for example, Cushing's disease), acute infectious processes of any origin, psychosis and during breast Breastfeeding - a personal choice   feeding.

In pregnancy, prednisone is used only for health reasons.

What side effects causes

Side effects very much, especially with prolonged use of high doses of prednisone. It ulcerative processes in the stomach, high blood pressure, a sharp decline in immunity (the spread of infection and slow healing of wounds), exhaustion of the adrenal cortex and endocrine disorders (eg Cushing's disease), diabetes mellitus Diabetes - threatening and incurable disease , Excretion of potassium (which leads to a weakening of the heart muscle), osteoporosis, thrombosis, the occurrence of pustular rash on the skin, stretch marks, petechiae, psychosis, impaired growth in children.

Prednisone - is a highly effective drug that has many side effects.

Galina Romanenko